Jordan national football team

national association football team

The Jordan national football team (Arabic: المنتخب الأُردُنِيّ لِكُرَّةُ الْقَدَم) represents Jordan in international men's football. It is controlled by the Jordan Football Association.

Jordan
Nickname(s)النشامى
(The Chivalrous Ones)[1]
AssociationJordan Football Association
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationWAFF (West Asia)
Head coachMorocco Hussein Ammouta
CaptainBaha' Abdel-Rahman
Most capsAmer Shafi (179)[2][3]
Top scorerHamza Al-Dardour (32)
Home stadiumAmman International Stadium
King Abdullah II Stadium
FIFA codeJOR
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 84 Steady (22 December 2022)[4][5]
Highest37 (August – September 2004)
Lowest152 (July 1996)
First international
 Syria 3–1 Jordan 
(Alexandria, Egypt: 1 August 1953)
Biggest win
 Jordan 9–0 Nepal   
(Amman, Jordan: 23 July 2011)
Biggest defeat
 Lebanon 6–0 Jordan 
(Beirut, Lebanon: 22 October 1957)
 China 6–0 Jordan 
(Guangzhou, China: 15 September 1984)
 Japan 6–0 Jordan 
(Saitama, Japan: 8 June 2012)
 Norway 6–0 Jordan 
(Oslo, Norway: 7 September 2023)
Asian Cup
Appearances5 (first in 2004)
Best resultQuarter-finals (2004, 2011)
Arab Cup
Appearances9 (first in 1963)
Best resultThird place (2002)
WAFF Championship
Appearances9 (first in 2000)
Best resultRunners-up (2002, 2008, 2014)
Arab Games
Appearances10 (first in 1953)
Best resultWinners (1997, 1999)
Medal record
Jordan International Tournament
Gold medal – first place Jordan 1992
Gold medal – first place Jordan 2022
Bahrain International Tournament
Gold medal – first place Bahrain 2002
Arab Games
Gold medal – first place Beirut 1997
Gold medal – first place Amman 1999
Silver medal – second place Doha 2011
WAFF Championship
Silver medal – second place Syria 2002
Silver medal – second place Iran 2008
Silver medal – second place Qatar 2014
FIFA Arab Cup
Bronze medal – third place Kuwait 2002
Websitejfa.jo (in Arabic)

References change

  1. Smale, Simon. "Who the Socceroos are facing as the Asian Cup kicks off, and when to watch". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  2. "Amer Shafi Sabbah Mahmoud – Century of International Appearances". Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  3. FIFA Century Club
  4. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  5. FIFA.com. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking - Associations - Jordan - Men's". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 19 February 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  6. Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 3 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.